diff --git a/cassandra/java/pom.xml b/cassandra/java/pom.xml
index 248950d33..ebd052edb 100644
--- a/cassandra/java/pom.xml
+++ b/cassandra/java/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.8</logback.version>
         <cassandra.version>3.11.2</cassandra.version>
     </properties>